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"A new commandment I give to you"
Everyone wants love and everyone needs love.
It is easy to love some people and difficult to love others.
The power and ability to love comes from the Spirit of God. When I abide in the Spirit His power enables me to love anyone and everyone.
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IS LOVE
Jesus words "a new commandment" is new because it defines the way He wants us to love others. "Love as I have loved you" John 13:34
The manner in which He loves raises the s…
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The blind man was sightless for 38 years. [John 9] People always question WHY?
Today we ask the same kind of questions. WHY? This illness, accident, cyclone, earthquake happened to us?
Jesus said, "He was born blind so the power of God could be seen in him." God did not cause the blindness. But God did cause the healing!
God takes a bad thing and finds a good outcome. And because of the miracle many people believed in Jesus.
God has great power and great results for you.
No matt…
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Do you know about "bonus prayers"?
Serious prayers are heavy duty big difficult major burdens!!!!
Bonus Prayers are the icing on the cake, the special blessings,...the extra things,....the little surprises which are fun and above the ordinary.
On our recent trip to Yosemite with Pastor Mark and Sasha we enjoyed "bonus prayers".
Beautiful waterfalls, bright sunny days, fluffy white clouds, dogwood trees in bloom along with flowering purple plum trees.
We [Pam and I] also prayed to …
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"A lazy person has trouble all through life" Prov. 15:19 NLT
Am I constantly late?
Do I wait until the last minute to complete a task?
Is my house or desk always messy?
Do I postpone difficult tasks?
Are other people constantly waiting on me?
Is my life more difficult and complicated because I'm lazy?
The rest of the verse reads "the path of the upright is easy" Life would be so much easier if I only practiced a litle more self discipline.
Okay, I will start today!
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Sacrifice Sacrifice Sacrifice
Jesus was the world's greatest sacrifice.
The Bible asks us to also live sacrificially. But doing that means...well... self denial and self discipline. I don't do well with those ugly words.
So what exactly is it that a believer should be sacrificing?
I sacrifice my right to choose my path, my destiny,my direction in life. It was Jesus who taught us these words. "not my will but thy will be done"
I sacrifice my right to selfish pleasures. Of course…
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"It may not happen overnight but God's timing is always right"
Believe it and receive it.
Our son's truck was stolen last October when we were returning from Baja on our Mission trip. After many great answers to prayer this had to happen!!
Whenever we have a problem our first response is usually WHY?
Why me? Why now? Why so hard? Why so painful? Why so hateful? And so on and on...
But God's ways are not our ways and to try and discover why is usually futile and leads to nega…
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God Will Make A Way ...... is a great song written by Don Moen
God will make a way When there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me He will be my guide Hold me closely to his side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way He will make a way.
Believe It
Accept It
Expect It and...
Wait patiently for it! Then God will make a way.
What ever your dilemma might be He WILL make a way. Jer. 29:11
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It was the greatest event in all history.
His resurrection is still life changing today.
This is what I get from the resurrection.
I get life after death. His power proves that the grave is not the end. He said that because he lives, we too shall also live. I get a new life after death and I also get to be with family and loved ones who have also believed and moved on ahead beyond the grave.
My brother Ralph who was two years younger than I died on the operating table from heart comp…
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Goes a long ways with God. In fact it will produce great results, huge results! Whatever we give or give up to God is an astounding investment.
People often think if I give it up or give it away I'll never see it again.
"I once gave away a car and it was gone. Nothing happened." Another person said, "I remember giving away my furniture, my favorite clothes and my tools and they were gone. Nothing happened."
Here is the defining MOTIVE. Why did I give or sacrifice or make a financial gif…
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Jesus asked this question of blind Bartimaeus. We notice that he is absolutely desperate. When Jesus came he started yelling and wouldn't stop. People tried to quiet him but he just yelled out all the more. There is something about being desperate that motivates us to action. Wouldn't it be special if we would seek God wholeheartedly without the need to be desperate?
Bartimaeus was desperate, but he was also very definite in what he wanted. He said, "I want to see." Mark 10:46-52. In coming t…